F2F Class Notes 11th December (Peter)

Corrections (original – corrected)

Where is the sunshine in there – can you turn up the brightness/can you make the screen brighter?

Yesterday, I eat a cake* – yesterday, I ate some cake

*Note: to say “I ate a cake” means that you ate the whole cake. “I ate some cake” means you ate only part of a cake.

Vocabulary 词汇

Document – any formal piece of paper, usually for applications

Ex. To get a passport, you need to prepare all of your documents.

Passport – a document that lets you go to other countries

Ex. Only people born in China can have a Chinese passport.

Visa – a document that says you are allowed to go into another country

Ex. In order to get into China, a foreigner needs a Chinese visa.

Check-in – to give your suitcase to the airport so that you don’t have to carry it

Ex. Before we board (get on) an airplane, we should check-in our biggest suitcases.

Flight – the noun of “to fly,” also used when talking about airplanes

Ex. I have a flight at 2:00. (I have a ticket to board an airplane that leaves at 2:00).

Flight Attendant* – a person who works on a plane to give everyone food and drinks and to keep everyone safe

*Note: sometimes, a flight attendant is called a steward (man) or stewardess (woman)

Ex. Because they often deal with people, most flight attendants are very nice.

To deal with – to talk to or work with, 打交道

Ex. Flight attendants often deal with people.

Complimentary – free, without cost

Ex. If you are on an airplane for a very long time, the flight attendants usually give complimentary meals.

Expressions 成语

When we talk to kings and queens, we call them “your highness.”

Ex. Would you like a glass of water, your highness?

Pronunciation 发音

Visa (veezuh)

Board (bored)

Flight (flyt)

Attendant (uh-TEN-dint)

Steward (STOO-word)

Stewardess (STOO-word-iss)

Complimentary (comp-lim-ENT-uh-ree)